Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Colgate Palmolive's Cost of Revenue came in at $2.14 billion for Q3 2026, up 2.6% from $2.08 billion a year earlier and up 3.4% from the prior quarter.
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Colgate Palmolive (CL) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Colgate Palmolive reported Cost of Revenue of $8.38 billion, up 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.13 billion, up 2.4% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cost of Revenue was $7.94 billion in FY2024 (-2.3%), $8.13 billion in FY2023 (+5.3%), $7.72 billion in FY2022 (+9.6%) and $7.05 billion in FY2021 (+9.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Cost of Revenue has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cost of Revenue over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 13.3%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 5.0%).
- Business Quant data shows CL's Cost of Revenue at $2.07 billion (Q2 2026), $2.1 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.08 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 384.13 Bn | 335.69 Bn | 11.60 Bn | 11.68 Bn |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 76.99 Bn | 71.47 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 40.05 Bn | 27.14 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 902.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.02 Bn | 32.73 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.07 Bn | 32.01 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.69 Bn |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.86 Bn | 24.25 Bn | 749.40 Mn | 852.70 Mn |
| 7 | Clorox | 12.14 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 1.14 Bn |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.86 Bn | 5.68 Bn | 370.22 Mn | 150.59 Mn |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 5.08 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 236.00 Mn | 708.00 Mn |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.61 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 822.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.84 Bn |
API Access
Colgate Palmolive Cost of Revenue API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "CL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=CL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();